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“Not the kind of wheel you fall asleep at.”

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“The face forgives the mirror, the worm forgives the plough, the question begs the answer, can you forgive me somehow?”

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"All the World is Green", Blood Money (2002).

“Pregnant women and Vietnam vets, beggin on the freeway, bout as hard as it gets.”

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"Cold Water", Mule Variations (1999).

“The dog won't bite if you beat Him with a bone”

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"Lowside of the Road", Mule Variations (1999).

“If you get far enough away you'll be on your way back home.”

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"Blind Love", Rain Dogs (1985).

“And someone will head south 'til this whole thing cools off.”

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"Small Change", Small Change (1976).

“If there's one thing you can say about mankind, there's nothing kind about man.”

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"Misery is the River of the World", Blood Money (2002).

“Well, you know when you're the opening act for large groups? Sometimes you feel like a rectal thermometer, you're going out there taking the temperature of the audience.”

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Interview on "Late Show" (2002).

“(When asked for advice for younger musicians) "Break windows, smoke cigars, and stay up late. Tell 'em to do that, they'll find a little pot of gold."”

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<i>Musician</i> magazine, October 1987.

“What's he building in there? We have a right to know.”

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"What's He Building in There", Mule Variations (1999).

“Come down off the cross, we can use the wood.”

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"Come On Up To The House", Mule Variations (1999).

“And sometime around 2 AM you end up taking advantage of yourself. Ain't no way around that. Making a scene with a magazine.”

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Nighthawks at the Diner (1975).

“Disneyland is Vegas for children.”

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<i>Playboy</i> 20 Questions, March 1988.

“She's been married so many times she's got rice marks all over her face”

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Nighthawks at the Diner (1975).

“Our Father, who art in Cribari, hallowed be thy glass. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on Earth as it is in the lounges. Give us this day our daily splash, and forgive us our hangovers as we forgive those who continue to hangover against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil…and somebody give us all a ride home.”

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The live recording of "The Piano Has Been Drinking", "Bounced Checks" (1981).

“And their mouths are cut like razor blades, and their eyes are like stilettos, and her radiator's steaming and her teeth are in a wreck, she won't let you kiss her, but what in the hell do you expect?”

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"Small Change", Small Change (1976).

“If I exorcise my devils, well, my angels may leave too.”

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"Please Call Me, Baby", The Heart of Saturday Night (1974).

“How do the angels get to sleep / When the Devil leaves his porch light on?”

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"Mr. Siegal", Heartattack and Vine (1980).